Barhara is assembly constituency number 193 in Bihar, in Bhojpur district, and one of the segments of the Arrah Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Raghvendra Pratap Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 43.7% of the vote, 14,403 votes ahead of Ashok Kumar Singh (RJD).
- 01Raghvendra Pratap SinghBJP79,59343.71%
- 02Ashok Kumar SinghRJD65,19035.80%
- 03Surya Bhan SinghIndependent9,2685.09%
- 04Saroj YadavIndependent8,9844.93%
- 05Ranvijay Kumar SinghIndependent3,8632.12%
- 8 other candidates · 11,727 votesNOTA · 3,471 (1.91%)
Margin 14,403 votes · 7.91% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,82,096 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghvendra Pratap SinghMale · 72 yrs | BJP | 79,593 | 43.71% |
| 2 | Ashok Kumar SinghMale · 49 yrs | RJD | 65,190 | 35.80% |
| 3 | Surya Bhan SinghMale · 58 yrs | Independent | 9,268 | 5.09% |
| 4 | Saroj YadavMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 8,984 | 4.93% |
| 5 | Ranvijay Kumar SinghMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 3,863 | 2.12% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,471 | 1.91% |
| 6 | Saurabh Singh YadavMale · 29 yrs | JNSRJP | 3,189 | 1.75% |
| 7 | Sourav NarangMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 2,361 | 1.30% |
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| 8 | Banshidhar SinghMale · 61 yrs | Independent | 1,799 | 0.99% |
| 9 | Kisun PrasadMale · 61 yrs | Independent | 1,357 | 0.75% |
| 10 | Santosh Kumar SinghMale · 48 yrs | PPID | 1,059 | 0.58% |
| 11 | KajalFemale · 39 yrs | Independent | 1,030 | 0.57% |
| 12 | Dharampal YadavMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 500 | 0.27% |
| 13 | Shiv Das SinghMale · 86 yrs | Independent | 432 | 0.24% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Barhara result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghvendra Pratap Singh | BJP | 76,182 | 46.15% |
| 2 | Saroj Yadav | RJD | 71,209 | 43.13% |
| 3 | Asha Devi | Independent | 7,203 | 4.36% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,784 | 1.69% |
| 4 | Manjee Kumar Shah | Independent | 2,635 | 1.60% |
| 5 | Raghupati Yadav | JAPL | 1,353 | 0.82% |
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| 6 | Siyamati Rai | RLSP | 1,248 | 0.76% |
| 7 | Gupteshwar Dubey | Independent | 739 | 0.45% |
| 8 | Nimesh Shukla | JmtP | 638 | 0.39% |
| 9 | Mohd Kalam Khan | Independent | 560 | 0.34% |
| 10 | Ramtahal Choudhary | LGJNPSCL | 536 | 0.32% |
Barhara result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saroj Yadav | RJD | 65,001 | 44.34% |
| 2 | Aasha Devi | BJP | 51,693 | 35.26% |
| 3 | Raghvendra Pratap Singh | SP | 13,638 | 9.30% |
| 4 | Lalan Yadav | CPI(ML)(L) | 3,442 | 2.35% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,916 | 1.99% |
| 5 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,820 | 1.24% |
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| 6 | Ajay Ray | BSP | 1,582 | 1.08% |
| 7 | Dr. Anil Kumar Singh | HVD | 1,507 | 1.03% |
| 8 | Siyamati Rai | Independent | 1,350 | 0.92% |
| 9 | Daya Shankar Singh | Independent | 1,288 | 0.88% |
| 10 | Mritunjay Bhardwaj | Shiv Sena | 1,140 | 0.78% |
| 11 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | RSP | 630 | 0.43% |
| 12 | Ashok Kumar Singh | NJPI | 605 | 0.41% |
Barhara result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghwendra Pratap Singh | RJD | 46,102 | 41.52% |
| 2 | Asha Devi | JD(U) | 45,019 | 40.54% |
| 3 | Bhai Brahmeshwer | INC | 6,084 | 5.48% |
| 4 | Rajiv Ranjan | CPI(ML)(L) | 3,672 | 3.31% |
| 5 | Dr. Siya Mati Rai | Independent | 1,690 | 1.52% |
| 6 | Arun Kumar Singh | NCP | 1,656 | 1.49% |
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| 7 | Mritunjay Bhardwaj | BVM | 1,361 | 1.23% |
| 8 | Vijay Bahadur Singh | Independent | 1,192 | 1.07% |
| 9 | Vijay Singh | Independent | 1,110 | 1.00% |
| 10 | Vimal Kumar | BSP | 1,070 | 0.96% |
| 11 | Nirmal Singh | Independent | 993 | 0.89% |
| 12 | Shyam Sunder Pandey | AIFB | 410 | 0.37% |
| 13 | Chitranjan Singh | Independent | 387 | 0.35% |
| 14 | Sukhlal Yadav | LTSD | 303 | 0.27% |
Barhara outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Bhojpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Barhara is one of the assembly segments of Arrah. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Arrah candidates.
- Sudama PrasadCPI(ML)(L)72,651 46.6%
- R. K. SinghBJP70,869 45.4%
- Virendra Kumar SinghIndependent4,176 2.7%
- Shiv Das SinghIndependent2,131 1.4%
- Lal Badsah SinghBSP1,204 0.8%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI(ML)(L) led here by 1,782 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Barhara.
Who won the Barhara assembly seat in 2025?
Raghvendra Pratap Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Barhara in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 79,593 votes, which was 43.71% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Barhara?
The margin was 14,403 votes (7.91% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ashok Kumar Singh of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 65,190 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Barhara in 2025?
Turnout was 58.37%: 1,82,185 of 3,12,103 registered electors voted, across 362 polling stations. That is 5.6 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Barhara part of?
Barhara is an assembly segment of the Arrah Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sudama Prasad got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Barhara a reserved constituency?
No. Barhara is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Barhara?
The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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